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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Scotland · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Angus. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
13,136 approved · 535 refused · 1,218 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 12 Jun 2009 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Source: Historic Environment Scotland. Contains Historic Environment Scotland and Ordnance Survey data © Historic Environment Scotland – Scottish Charity No. SC045925 © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data is indicative and may not contain the latest designations.
Field 540M West Of Parkhill Farm Letham Grange Arbroath
Received 21 Jul 2020Fare Park Colliston Arbroath DD11 3RP
Received 21 Jul 2020Burnside House Ballindarg Forfar DD8 1QA
Received 22 Jul 2020Land East Of Food Processing Factory Carseview Road Forfar
Received 22 Jul 2020Noremac East Den Brae Letham Forfar DD8 2PJ
Received 20 Jul 2020Newton Of Parkhill Parkhill Arbroath DD11 5RG
Received 23 Jul 2020Sheriff Court House Market Street Forfar DD8 3LA
Received 23 Jul 2020Store 43 Lower Balmain Street Montrose DD10 8BQ
Received 23 Jul 2020Veildon 8 Stiven Crescent Kirriemuir DD8 4JN
Received 24 Jul 202013 Duncan Avenue Arbroath DD11 2DA
Received 24 Jul 20206 Douglas Gardens Carnoustie DD7 7DH
Received 24 Jul 2020Linrie Herdhill Kirriemuir DD8 5LG
Received 24 Jul 2020Land 50M South West Of Lisden Lisden Gardens Kirriemuir
Received 27 Jul 202017 Beech Grove Arbroath DD11 2EU
Received 27 Jul 2020Glenisla Hotel Kirkton Of Glen Isla Glen Isla Blairgowrie PH11 8PH
Received 27 Jul 20209 Dunnichen Avenue Gowanbank Forfar DD8 2UT
Received 28 Jul 202089 Strathmore Avenue Forfar DD8 1NE
Received 28 Jul 202010 Myreside Drive Inverkeilor Arbroath DD11 5PZ
Received 28 Jul 2020Grange Of Berryhill Invergowrie Dundee DD2 5LN
Received 29 Jul 2020The Hayloft Keithock Brechin DD9 7PZ
Received 29 Jul 2020Plot 29 Silvie Way Orchardbank Business Park Forfar
Received 29 Jul 202039 Corbie Drive Carnoustie DD7 7NT
Received 29 Jul 2020Condensate Works Stracathro Hospital Stracathro Brechin
Received 30 Jul 20201 Balmain Street Montrose DD10 8BG
Received 30 Jul 2020Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
Planning procedures in Scotland differ from those in England. Use the authority’s own guidance for application requirements, comments and decision timescales.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Angus, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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